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NAASE’s Blog is a curated resource for sales engineers, presales professionals, technical sales leaders, and others working at the intersection of technology, customers, and revenue. We publish practical articles, field perspectives, interviews, and member insights on sales methods, demos, POCs, business value, customer engagement, sales AI, communication, leadership, career growth, and the evolving role of the SE.

Article contributions are currently limited to NAASE Pro Members and contributors specifically invited by the NAASE team. This page is not used for company job postings, although we may publish editorial content about career development, interviewing, hiring trends, and the broader SE job market.

Sales engineers work under many titles, including solutions engineer, presales engineer, solutions consultant, technical sales representative, application engineer, specification sales representative, territory representative, and manufacturer’s representative. Across industries, they help customers understand complex products, evaluate fit, build trust, and connect technical capabilities to business outcomes.

The Role of Sales Engineers in Promoting Sustainable Technologies
Chatty Garrate
December 18, 2024
The Role of Sales Engineers in Promoting Sustainable Technologies
Sales engineers play an essential role in bringing technical products to market, especially when it comes to promoting sustainable technologies. As more companies...
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Increasing the Salesforce Effectiveness: Unlocking the Power of High-Performance Sales
Inna Hüessmanns
December 16, 2024
Increasing the Salesforce Effectiveness: Unlocking the Power of High-Performance Sales
What is a High-Performance Sales Organization? A high-performance sales organization outperforms its competition and meets and exceeds the requirements and needs of its...
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Master the art of the demo
Luis Armando Vasquez Ruiz
November 19, 2024
Master the art of the demo
(Spanish version at the end of the article) In the competitive world of technical sales, a well-executed demo can be the defining moment...
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Navigating Blurred Boundaries: A Guide for Sales Engineers
Inna Hüessmanns
November 10, 2024
Navigating Blurred Boundaries: A Guide for Sales Engineers
In today’s dynamic business environment, sales engineers face unique challenges. On one side, customer expectations are increasing in relation to salesperson knowledge, speed...
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Pick Up the Darn Phone!
Ken Lambert
October 31, 2024
Pick Up the Darn Phone!
As a professional who has been around the block a few times, in both a Sales Engineer and a Project Manager capacity, I...
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Navigating Lateral Career Movements-  Forum Recap
Ken Lambert
October 22, 2024
Navigating Lateral Career Movements-  Forum Recap
On Thursday, September 19th, the President of NAASE along with 3 of our Advisory Board members gathered and discussed a very key and...
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Key Facets of the Sales Engineer Role in 2027- a Forward-Looking Projection
Tony Matos
October 16, 2024
Key Facets of the Sales Engineer Role in 2027- a Forward-Looking Projection
Dear Members and Colleagues, At the North American Association of Sales Engineers (NAASE), we are excited to share our insights and projections for...
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Sales Engineer as the “Gut Check”
Ken Lambert
August 20, 2024
Sales Engineer as the “Gut Check”
Sales engineers bring a lot of value to the deal, and to their companies. One of the most important is that of the...
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